Michelin XZX - 145SR15

Extended Protection for Your Tires

Our Extended Tire Protection (ETP) plan takes our excellent standard warranty one step further. With the ETP Plan, Coker will replace tires that become unserviceable or damaged from a cut, snag, bruise, impact, whitewall damage or puncture caused by a road hazard. Included with this plan, Coker Tire will pay standard shipping charges to recover and replace tire(s). This service is good for five (5) years or the life of the tread, whichever comes first. Tires will be prorated after 15 months according to tread wear. Some limits of liability, exclusions, and owner obligations apply. Extended Tire Protection cost is $10.00 per tire for tires priced up to $250.00 (sku# ETP1) and $20.00 per tire for tires priced from $251.00 to $299.00 (sku# ETP2). Tires priced $300 or more are now covered by the new ETP3, priced at $25.00 per tire. Order one ETP per each tire purchased.

High quality Michelin radial for many popular European applications requiring a 15 inch radial tire and authentic styling. These 15 inch radial tires feature Michelin's XZX tread pattern and an S speed rating.

Revolutionary construction

With its XZX tyre with radial casing plies, Michelin offered a considerable advance in technology. Its revolutionary construction for the time had the special feature of separating the sidewall function from the crown function.

Michelin Innovation

The first major innovation from Michelin, the radial tyre was first marketed as the "X" tyre in 1949. At that time, Lancia was the first car manufacturer to fit the X tyre as original equipment on the Aurelia model. From 1955 onwards, radial technology became more popular and the majority of European car manufacturers opted for the radial solution. The X could be fitted to cars of very different categories, from the original and popular 2 CV or Beetle to the fascinating Mercedes 190SL or Facel Vega.

Radial Technology

The advantages of the radial tyre compared with the cross-ply tyre could be clearly seen in all areas : - greater safety (road-holding, grip, braking) - economical to use (double the mileage, considerable reduction in fuel consumption) - increased comfort thanks to the flexibility of the sidewalls. In the Fifties, the superiority of the X tyre was such that a number of racing drivers adopted it, although Michelin was not officially involved in any racing.